1: The Entrance Exam
Sep 17, 2025
Upon arriving at the CIA, the chefs are split into teams and must create a menu inspired by culinary icons Anthony Bourdain, Julia Child and Paul Bocuse.
Season 1
Next Gen Chef
8 EPISODES • 2025
Season 1 of Next Gen Chef was released on September 17 and consists of 8 episodes.Episodes
2: Global Food Test
Sep 17, 2025
To demonstrate their mastery of global cuisine, the chefs must craft family-style dishes specific to Asia, the Americas and the Mediterranean.
3: Core Creativity
Sep 17, 2025
They can dole out flavors, but can they take feedback? The chefs devise savory dishes using apples, and the judges introduce a game-changing twist.
4: Grading The Brigade
Sep 17, 2025
The chefs navigate curveball after curveball during the dinner service of nightmares as they run an elevated gastropub as a brigade for the first time.
5: Fast Casual Exam
Sep 17, 2025
In a two-part challenge, the chefs create fast casual dining menus — but only two winning concepts will launch and go head-to-head in the CIA cafeteria.
6: Baking the Grade
Sep 17, 2025
The heat is on as the chefs race to bake 36 portions of a treat using a culinary byproduct in just five hours. Christina Tosi joins as a guest judge.
7: Souffle Showdown
Sep 17, 2025
In the semifinals, the chefs must make a fine dining entrée and flex or fake their soufflé skills for guest judges Daniel Boulud and Kwame Onwuachi.
8: Graduation Day
Sep 24, 2025
For their last exam, the chefs must make a themed four-course meal for 70 VIP diners, including legendary chef Thomas Keller and CIA president Tim Ryan.
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